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Week 16 Empty A starling egg I found on our path this morning, probably cleared out by the colony our neighbour has living in her eves. Sod half empty a real pessimist see glasses like this. Promises, promises...

Thanks for having a gander and taking the time to comment guys, most appreciated!

Yes, those slots are for loosening the ring directly behind the branding ring and while visible cant be gotten to without removing the branding one. Pretty sure there is a grub screw securing the ring you are seeing behind the branding ring as well which can only be gotten to by removing the...

Yes, but in all the videos I have seen they remove the branding ring before taking the front element out. I didn't want to try removing the front element without doing the brand plate first in-case it would mess something up.

Picked up a m42 CZJ Pancolar 50mm f1.8 yesterday with a Practika tl1000, cheapo zoom and some filters as used from ebay. On arrival I noticed that the camera doesn't wind and the lens was stuck wide open so I contacted the seller who knocked the price down to £20 for the lot. Other than...

Thanks, nice bikes they are!

Thanks James, I was really quite pleased with that one as it is as low a shutter speed at 1/125 as I have managed to effectively pan with to date. The rough ground and bouncing riders usually make going below 1/160-200 a struggle.

A few of my favourite shots from the Dave Barkshire Motorcycles Two Man Enduro at Hawkedon I attended last Sunday. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

That is a female running crab spider Philodromus dispar if I'm not mistaken.

Many thanks all! @nickbee Very quickly... Really I have the best luck and hit rate using manual focus and a high enough shutter speed to freeze the movement(1/1250 still wasn't fast enough to freeze the wings but I wanted to keep my ISO relatively low). With hover flies and Bee flies they...

I use an Axia 2.4 high backed ergonomic office chair for prolonged periods at my desk, most comfortable chair I have ever owned with adjustments for just about everything . Very pricy new (£1000+) but used prices are often to be found in your budget range. I have had mine for nearly 10 years...

What a varied selection of C's all neatly encapsulated in one shot!

Wow, stunning shot. Excellent detail and lighting.

Thanks guys!